New 144-Megawatt Wind Power Plant Dedicated in Wyoming

Wyoming Governor David Freudenthal and project participants dedicated
the state's largest wind power plant on June 16th, marking commercial
operation of the 144-megawatt Wyoming Wind Energy Center. The new wind
energy facility employs 80 Vestas wind turbines, each capable of
producing 1.8 megawatts of power. Originally developed by Orion
Energy, the facility is owned and operated by FPL Energy LLC. The wind
power is being sold to PPM Energy, which is marketing the power to
wholesale customers, including 19 cities in Utah. See the FPL Energy press release.

Wind power may be a new import commodity in the Pacific Northwest if
Sea Breeze Power Corporation gets its way. The company is proposing to
install a 990-megawatt undersea transmission line from Vancouver
Island in Canada's British Columbia province to Port Angeles on
Washington's Olympic Peninsula. The transmission line will "ensure the
existence of an economic path to market for large amounts of renewable
energy under development on Vancouver Island," according to the
company. In March, Sea Breeze Power applied to the British Columbia
government for approval to build a 450-megawatt wind plant, the
Knob Hill Wind Farm, on Vancouver Island. See the Sea Breeze Power
press releases.